Users unable to load images and videos on the applic­ations­Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffered major outages on Thursday with reports with images and videos were not loading, which impacted users around the globe, according to Newsweek. A slew of users took to Twitter to voice their frustrations with the bugs and glitches—and it’s not the first major outage this week. Another person added: “No pictures are loading, and I can’t generate preview pictures on links.”Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp back up after facing global outageFor a website dedicated to image-sharing, Instagram was left unusable according to some comments. Outages with major social media platforms are unlikely to last long and normal service should soon be resumed. Last Friday, workplace chat application Slack suffered a major outage as users reported that messages were repeating and showing up several times after being sent.

Source: The Express Tribune July 03, 2019 15:33 UTC